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New Blogger GUI 2011 Confusion: Post Editor Mode

The New Blogger GUI (2011) is newly available to the public - and many blog owners are, gradually, getting used to it's peccadilloes. One source of confusion is the post editor mode. As you publish posts, you can be in either Compose or HTML mode - and there's no obvious indication of which mode you're in.
We see anxious questions in Blogger Help Forum: Something Is Broken.

The confusion over which mode you're in, when using post editor, has always been a problem. Under the Classic GUI, though, there was a pair of "tabs". You could look at the "Edit HTML" and "Compose" tabs, and see which tab was active. Many people have possibly gotten used to seeing the tabs, and their relative status, as mode indications.

With the New GUI, you have a pair of "buttons" - "Compose" and "HTML". You hit one button or the other, to change mode. Look carefully at the "Compose" and "HTML" buttons - you should see a subtle difference in the background colour of the two buttons. If I did not describe the subtle difference, would you notice?

If your toolbar lacks selections, hit the "Compose" button. Your toolbar should light up again, with the familiar array of buttons.

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